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Olympic National Park on Washington’s Pacific Coast offers 16 campgrounds!
Due to the bad economy in the recent years, there is a sudden interest in the great outdoor vacations. People who are worried about finances instead of staying at a fancy resort or a trip overseas, they prefer sojourning in the woods. As well as gas prices which are significantly lower than last summer’s may also be affecting decisions to hit the road.
Here, you will find Pacific Ocean beaches, rain forest valleys, glacier-capped peaks and a stunning variety of plants and animals. Roads provide access to the outer edges of the park, but the heart of Olympic is wilderness; a primeval sanctuary for humans and wild creatures alike. 95 percent of Olympic National Park is designated as Wilderness.
About twelve feet of
rain falls each year on the west-facing valleys, sustaining the temperate
rain forest. The east side of the mountains lie in a "rain shadow",
with only 25 inches of annual rainfall and much dryer conditions.
After your visitor center stop, you might consider one of these options.
A 45-minute drive from Port Angeles to Hurricane
Ridge brings you from the lowlands blanketed with old growth forests
to treeline, where clumps of subalpine firs give way to open meadows.
On a clear day, views of the Olympic Mountains and Strait of Juan
de Fuca are spectacular.
From Port Angeles,
drive about 30 minutes west to Lake Crescent where you can stroll
along the shores of the 12-mile long glacially-carved lake.
From Forks, a twenty-minute
drive will bring you to Rialto Beach, where you can walk along a
cobbly beach, watch waves crash onto offshore islands and perhaps
spot a bald eagle soaring overhead.
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